Where to see
Paraxerus cepapi
Liwonde National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Smith's Bush Squirrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 6 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Liwonde National Park
In Liwonde National Park, Malawi, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Smith's Bush Squirrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Hwange National Park and more
After Liwonde National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Smith's Bush Squirrel are in Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe, about 50%), Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia, about 50%) and Moremi Game Reserve (Botswana, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March and July in Liwonde National Park (about 70%), July in Hwange National Park (about 70%) and February in Lower Zambezi National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Smith's Bush Squirrel on a given day. Each park's Smith's Bush Squirrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
